Alena Jones has been promoted to the newly created position of director of buying and content at the Seminary Co-op Bookstores. At Pan Macmillan, publishing director Vicki Mellor has returned from parental leave, and Gillian Green has joined the team permanently as publishing director, reporting to Pan publisher Lucy Hale. Green will build her own eclectic commercial list with an emphasis on reading group fiction, along with commissioning across historical fiction, women’s fiction, crime, thriller and saga. Alex Saunders has been promoted to commissioning editor, reporting to Wayne Brookes. Victoria Reynolds has joined Abrams Children’s as digital & social media marketing […]
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Jennifer Alton has been promoted to associate editor at Counterpoint Press. Hector Torres has been promoted to senior sales manager, international direct comic market, and the Caribbean, Penguin Random House. At Holiday House, Peachtree Publishing, and Pixel+Ink, Aleah Gornbein has joined the newly merged marketing/publicity department as associate publicist; Alison Tarnofsky has joined as associate marketing manager, trade; and Alex Howard has been promoted to digital marketing coordinator. Bookselling Former librarian Stephanie Kitchen bought Chicago bookstore City Lit from founder Teresa Kirschbraun and will reopen on June 19. The store had closed eight months ago, unable to continue following months of […]
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At Random House Publishing Group, Alex Larned has been promoted to publishing manager, Del Rey & Licensed, and Aubrey Martinson to associate editor, Crown. At Clarkson Potter, Sahara Clement has joined as editor. She was previously assistant editor at Chronicle Books. Gabrielle Van Tassel has been promoted to associate editor. Nadine Britt has been promoted to senior vice president, executive director, production, Penguin Young Readers, starting May 16. Cindy Lee has been promoted to assistant director, marketing & digital content at the Workman imprint. Shona Burns has joined Knk as implementation consultant. She was previously executive director of production at Chronicle Books. […]
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Liese Mayer, editorial director, fiction, at Bloomsbury is leaving to freelance edit. She joined the company in 2017. Executive Director and coo Adrienne Vaughan said, “To say we will miss her is a significant understatement.” Nancy Miller has been promoted to publishing director, adult trade, and Mary Kate Castellani to publishing director, children’s trade. As part of this reorganization, the respective art departments will report to Miller and Castellani, along with managing editorial. The company will hire a new adult editorial director to oversee both fiction and nonfiction, reporting to Miller. At Insight Editions, Simon Fraser has joined the company as […]
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At Harper Children’s, Luana Horry and Clarissa Wong have each been promoted to senior editor and Sara Schonfeld is associate editor. Vaishali Nayak is now senior manager, marketing; Katie Dutton moves up to senior marketing associate, school & library marketing; and Shaelyn McDaniel becomes assistant manager, digital marketing. Lena Reilly is promoted to associate publicist; Caitlin Lonning to senior production editor; and Kat Keating to senior digital production editor. In new hires, Erin Hamling has joined as senior production editor (she was previously a development editor at Oxford University Press). At Penguin Random House Audio, Ellen Folan has joined as director […]
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At Harper Children’s, Sarah Homer has been promoted to associate editor and Arianna Robinson to assistant editor. Anaïs Loewen-Young becomes advertising coordinator at Penguin Random House Canada, reporting to director, consumer engagement Shannon Poos. Bookselling Over 30 community members came together to buy the building that houses La Jolla, CA’s long-established bookstore Warwick’s to outbid another prospective buyer and ensure a longtime home for the store. They paid $8.35 million for the building, and gave Warwick a 10-year lease, with two renewal options. Real estate broker Steve Avoyer said, “People understood it as an important social investment. Warwick’s is a […]